Accounting Integration Consultant

Role: Accounting Integration Consultant / Accounting & ERP

Pay Rate: $70 – $90 / hour

Location: On-site, Santa Ana/Irvine, CA area (some flexibility once onboarded)

Engagement Type: Consulting / interim integration resource

Expected Duration: 2–3 months

Benefits: This role is eligible for medical, dental, vision and 401k.

We are seeking an experienced accounting/ERP integration consultant to assist with integrating a newly acquired business operation into the accounting, treasury, and ERP environment. The consultant will work closely with the V.P. Finance, operations personnel, IT/ERP resources, banking partners, and other stakeholders to transition the acquired operation's financial and transaction-processing activities into our systems and processes.

1. Integration — Assist with integrating the acquired operation and establishing its new company instance in Great Plains, including:

Process Integration

• Customer order entry, order processing, invoicing, accounts receivable and payment processes
• Marketplace and web-store order processing and payment settlement
• Inventory-related transaction processing, as applicable
• Data conversion/migration and validation, as applicable
• Documentation of new processes and procedures

Accounting Integration — Manage the integration of the acquired operation's accounting activities into our ERP and accounting environment

• Establish opening balances and appropriate acquisition-date accounting entries in coordination with the accounting team
• Document and revise as necessary the acquired operation's existing month-end close processes
• Establish the appropriate Net Suite company/entity structure
• Map the acquired operation's accounts and transactions into the company chart of accounts
• Assist with preparation of the first post-acquisition monthly close
• Identify and resolve accounting data integrity issues
• Ensure appropriate documentation and audit trail for the transition

Treasury Activity Integration — Manage the transition of treasury and banking processes for the acquired operation to company-controlled bank accounts and treasury processes, including:

• Cash receipts, including customer ACH payments
• Web-store and marketplace receipts and settlement processes
• Vendor payments
• Intercompany/inter-entity payments and settlements
• Bank account setup and implementation
• Bank reconciliations
• Positive pay, ACH controls and other bank security processes, as applicable

2. Integration Planning & Project Management

• Develop and maintain an integration activity checklist and timeline
• Track open issues and drive timely resolution
• Escalate significant risks or delays to the V.P. Finance

3. Internal Controls & Compliance

• Identify key financial and transaction-processing controls required following the acquisition
• Establish appropriate segregation of duties
• Establish controls over cash receipts and disbursements and inter-entity transaction segregation
• Establish appropriate bank reconciliation procedures
• Identify control gaps inherited from the acquired operation

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• 5+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience, preferably including accounting systems implementation or integration experience
• Strong general ledger and transaction-processing experience
• Experience working with ERP systems and financial system implementations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple integration activities simultaneously
• Ability to work on-site in the Santa Ana/Irvine, California area

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.

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